Film Review: Metal Lords [2022]

"Metal is commitment, and speaking truth to power, and sticking it to the man, and speed. Metal is taking the wheel." Metal LordsDir. Peter SollettApril 8th, 2022Comedy / DramaBighead Littlehead / Kingsgate ProductionsNetflixUnited States of America Movies that center around the subculture of heavy metal music can be often be hit or miss. While some …

Album Review: Every Time I Die – Radical

"We're living in a golden age of bastards!" Every Time I Die - RadicalOctober 22nd, 2021Hardcore / Stoner PunkEpitaph RecordsBuffalo, New York, USA For a band as legendary and beloved as Every Time I Die, I'm surprised it took me this long to properly get into them. Unfortunately this had to be the worst possible …

Album Review: Thunderor – Fire It Up

"The power of this steel, is not just for any man to wield, stand aside if you don’t dare, we warned you beware." Thunderor - Fire It UpJanuary 25th, 2022Heavy Metal / Speed MetalBoonsdale RecordsToronto, Ontario, Canada When I found out Johnny Nesta and JJ Tartaglia of Skull Fist fame were forming a new band …

Album Review: Crowbar – Zero and Below

"I'm bowing down on bloody knees, I'm crying out, I beg and plead." Crowbar - Zero and BelowMarch 4th, 2022Sludge MetalMNRK HeavyNew Orleans, Louisiana, USA I'll say right off the bat that I'm not super familiar with Crowbar's work. I've listened to them here and there over the years, but I can't say their sound …

Album Review: Heavy Sentence – Bang to Rights

"Cold reins of death, calling you again." Heavy Sentence - Bang to RightsMay 28th, 2021Heavy / Speed MetalDying Victims ProductionsManchester, England, UK If you've been looking for a band to sate your need for a modern equivalent of Motorhead now that all three original members of the legendary British speed metal act have kicked the …

Live from the Pit: Judas Priest @ Place Bell – 04/11/2022

Judas Priest @ Place Bellw/ QueensrÿcheApril 11th, 2022 Way back in 2021 my partner and I decided to buy tickets to see Judas Priest near the end of the year. At the time they were planning to tour with Sabaton, and we thought it would be a fun show to see. However, as COVID ramped …

Album Review: Abbath – Dread Reaver

"Dread reaver cannot aught but rip, compel momentum from the pit." Abbath - Dread ReaverMarch 25th, 2022Black Metal / Black N RollSeason of MistBergen, Norway Dread Reaver is the third full length album I've reviewed from Norwegian black metal legend Abbath and his new band of the same name. Since splitting with the band he …

Album Review: Midnight – Let There Be Witchery

"Possess me eternally, bestow to me szex witchery." Midnight - Let There Be WitcheryMarch 4th, 2022Blackened Heavy Metal / Speed MetalMetal Blade RecordsCleveland, Ohio, USA I've been a fan of Midnight ever since my partner introduced them to me back in 2018. These guys, or more specifically, guy (Athenar), have been steadily pumping out their …

Live from the Pit: Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats @ Club Soda – 04/02/2022

Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats @ Club Sodaw/ King BuffaloApril 2nd, 2022 I've never been huge into Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats. They've been a band that I've enjoyed from time to time but never really found to be anything special, outside of a few catchy songs here and there. However, my partner is a …

Live from the Pit: Poppy @ Theatre Corona – 03/29/2022

Poppy @ Theatre CoronaMarch 29th, 2022w/ Mz Neon I've been a fan of Poppy ever since the release of her 2020 album I Disagree, so honestly, not all that long. But that album wowed me so much that I named it my second favourite of that year. While I also really liked the follow up …